A common duck of parks and lakes, which is resident across the UK, although rarer in upland areas. There are…
White Storks in London!
Exciting news as it was announced that there is to be a White Stork reintroduction programme in a Dagenham Country…
Sutcliffe Park LNR
A free afternoon and a chance to visit Sutcliffe Park Local Nature Reserve in Eltham. The reserve consists of the…
And then there were two
A walk around the Tarn produced the usual cast of Characters. The drake Teal was still present with a group…
Visit to the Wetland Centre
Last Friday Keith and I visited the Wetland Centre at Barnes in West London in search of wintering Bittern. Arriving…
Abberton 2026
Last week, I went with Andrew and Nicole to visit Abberton Reservoir, just south of Colchester in Essex. This large…
Winter Walk
After a period of rainy days it was good to get out for a walk in better weather yesterday. One…
On the bank of the Thames
A bright sunny winter morning and a good chance for a walk along the River Thames at Erith. This stretch…
Walk by the Tarn
A bright sunny, if cold, January morning and a first walk of the year around the Tarn. The western end…
Last walk of the year 2025
My final walk of 2025 was to complete a winter bird survey around Eltham Park. It was a cold, frosty…
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